The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
No. 50.
NOTINGS.


The Michigan supreme court sets aside th
law allowing towns TO bond for railroads as un
constitutional
The legislature dead-heads in New Jersey
have "got even" with the inter.s state commerce
law. They have passed bill rq1iring rail
roads to transport members OF the legislature
free Of charge.
The Boston IGlobe has made G canvass by
circular Of the members elect Of the New Hamp
shire leglslaturc.- or the ll3 Republicans who
responded, GO declared for Blaine, 3 for Ed
munds. 0 for Sherman 8 for Lincoln, for other
candidates and 20 declared no preference. Ol
| the ll3 Democrats heard from, II declared for
Cleveland, % for Hid, for Thurman and IL
had no preference.
Gen Gilman Mars!on acts very much as II he
intended to contest VIM Il Chandler's ambition
to be elected senator from New Hampshire
And some OF the Democrats show disposition
to turn in and help Marston.
Comptroller Durham and several Of, the
| United states judges are il wrangle over the
! formers disallowarcs of items n judicial &C.
| counts for drinks, shaves, shines and newspa-
| pers, es ".raveling expenses" The comptroller
| holds that II the judges were at home they
would have to pay these expenses out.of their
| own pockets, and therefore that they can't prop
| erly charge them to the government when trav-
cling on public business. The judges insis! that
| such charges always have been allowed aud
should be now. Judge Field has entered pleas
and protests in their behalf and the controversy
| Is getting interesting.
The internal revenue returns under the oeo-
margarine law shows that there are 81 imita-
| tio1 butter factories In the United States, and
their product has been l2645,740 pounds since
the act became law. There are 266 wholesale
dealers in tho commodity, and 1857 retail
dealers.
Quick work is made OF would-be regicides In
Russia. Three persons who undertook to kill
the czar with bombs March l3 were hanged
March 81. For being concerned in the attempt
that was made last Tuesday, by an officer OF
the army, 20 more officers were arrested.
The sunday law in Boston did not remain
long unchanged. The new law allows barber
shops to be open, newspapers to be sold and
other branches of business to be conducted, as
on week days.
Failures during the first quarter Of 1887 we're
smaller In number than in 1885, 1885, or 1884,
but the aggregate of liabilities was larger than
last year. The business failures occurring
throughout the country for seven davs ending
last Friday, asreported to r 9 Dan & Co of the
mercantile agency, number tor the UBited
State 1875, and for Canada 27, or a total Of 223,
as compared with a total Of 259 the week pre-
vious and pa tor the corresponding weak of last
year.
WE Chandler continues to CONCEAL towards
Blaine; don't think be will be nominated again
or that be can be elected, or as he puts 1t in
Bos' on Traveller interview: II don't think
Mr. Blaine will try to crowd himself on the
ticket. The republicans are not going to court
the chances Of protracted loss of power II they
can help 1t. Therefore the advisabty Of the
next republcan nominee will be first very care
fully thought over, and will not be determined
till some general comparison Of views can be
had among the party managers of oil sections.
ANYTHING lOnkiuG iiyQ I'M cr, ha
ticket will be resented by many voters, which
would make 1t worse for the party than it was
the last time. President Cleveland has done
we'll and will have the united support of his
party. There Is no question about that.
Magnetism is we'll enough for the boys, but it
don't carry calculating and thoughtful voters"
There is 3 bill lbeiorc the New York legislature
to lay q tax on the surplus and deposits Of saw
ings banks equal to that on other personal
property.
The reduction OF the public debt during the
month OF March is estimated Ia have been about
amounted 10 about S34, 100000 and the expen-
ditures to $l900U00O, leaving an excess in re-
ceipts Of some $l500o,o0o.
Gen John M Palmer expresses the sentiment
OF the Democrats Of Illinois regarding President
Cleveland ia saying that ihay adnire chs su-
perb common sense, about which there is no
evasion, no nonsense, but courage, brains and
honesty" The distinguished and gaaut ex-
governor warmly cjmme1ds the veto Of tie de-
pendent pension bill
IL st Louis on Saturday Mr. Blame stated
hat he intended to sail for Europe on the 10Th
If May. Some OF his friends say be will remain
lbroad until after the Republican presidential
has been held.
The ST Louis Republican which ,s Democrat
C paper says that while it believes that the south
Til be solid in 1888 it will be the last time.
Reports are published of the invention of an
naesthetic bullet in Germany which will rem
Ter wounded men unconcious for twelve hours,
rhiie the MORALLY wounded never know any
ain.
monument fund Is of course being raised
Or Beecher, and So .S62 II has thus far been
Inscribed. There is also an effort to found
30 600 scholarship at Amherst college IN bis
lemory and S20,000 has been raised.
Ole of the most peculiar men of the time,
rancis Gerry Fairfield, micrescopist sleiaest,
athor OF several remarkable essays on Spiritual. 2
N ,Dewspaper writer on scientific subjects, and
oct OF singular deicacy OF fancy, died at a
ew York boarding house this week at the age
16.
Mayor Hewitt proposes to investigate for
mseif the violations of the excise and Sunday
W by the unlicensed dives and the saloons OF
ew York, and, II he finds tha. the laws are
ola!ed, to hold TIE police commissioners re-
onsiole.
Catharine Lorilard Wolfe, the old maid phil
lthropist Of New York, who has lived to
axe noble use OF her vast wealth, Is dead ut
ew York. She established the newSboys
,me, erected a large number OF tenement
,uses, endowe6the American school at Athens
ID constantly made beEetactions 10 Episcopal
the building OF the American
urch at Rome, the Italian mission church OF
n Salvador in Mulberry street, Grace church
ha no ar1 clt nf bp nj
van mansion in Lafa, cite place as a clergy
use for tie diocese Of New York, and many
ore. The statement is made that she has
zen in trust to Bishop Potter $500 900 toward
2 erection OF cathedral in the city. Her pri-
e charities were also daily and constant, and
G leaves an art collection worth 81 000,000.
is such lives as this that can make he acqu-
ion ard possession OF wealth beautiful.
Mr. Thoebe, the Ken.uckv labor candidate
70 was going TO contest Speaker Cirlisle's
i, has decided to give IL up as bs1 job
ter taking testimony assiiuous'y for three
it5s be was able to call in question only
, votes on: OF an 500 majority.
snies Freeman Clarke was IL years old
nday. He is still very weak from his recent
ere illness, but there is yet room for hope
{ be may recover sufficiently TO preach ecca-
lally. He will probably never be able to
lme regular pulpit work.
'nnce Bismarck continues to consolidate
empire by expatriating French sy IN pathz-
from Alsaoe- Lorraine. Germany will fol-
the example OF Russia aud decline to take
. ip the Paris exhibition OF 1889.
Excitement IN Texas.
rcat excitement has been caused ia the vi
ty of Paris, Tex, by the remarkable rccoy-
OF Mr e Corley, who was so helpless be
ID not tern IN bed, or raise bis head every
Y ssiI he Mes dN Ing OF Consumpunl.